Preview Extract
Test Bank
to accompany
Life: The Science of Biology, Eleventh Edition
Sadava โข Hillis โข Heller โข Hacker
Chapter 2: Small Molecules and the Chemistry of Life
TEST BANK QUESTIONS
Multiple Choice
1. An atom with _______ has an atomic mass of 14.
a. 14 neutrons
b. 14 electrons
c. 7 neutrons and 7 electrons
d. 7 protons and 7 electrons
e. 6 protons and 8 neutrons
Answer: e
Learning Outcome: 2.1.1.a Describe the structure of an atom.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
2. Which statement about an atom is true?
a. Only protons contribute significantly to the atomโs mass.
b. Only neutrons contribute significantly to the atomโs mass.
c. Only electrons contribute significantly to the atomโs mass.
d. Both protons and neutrons together contribute significantly to the atomโs mass.
e. Both protons and electrons together contribute significantly to the atomโs mass.
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.1.1.a Describe the structure of an atom.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
3. What is the difference between an atom and an element?
a. An atom is made of protons, electrons, and (most of the time) neutrons; an element is
composed of only one kind of atom.
b. An element is made of protons, electrons, and (most of the time) neutrons; an atom is
composed of only one kind of element.
c. An atom does not contain electrons, whereas an element does.
d. An atom contains protons and electrons, whereas an element contains protons,
electrons, and neutrons.
e. All atoms are the same, whereas elements differ in structure and properties.
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.1.1.a Describe the structure of an atom.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
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4. In the history of the discovery of the parts of an atom, the neutron was discovered after
the proton and electron. What property of a neutron made it more difficult than the proton
or electron to discover?
a. Diameter
b. Location in the nucleus
c. Mass
d. Lack of charge
e. Presence in isotopes
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.1.2.a Compare and contrast the properties of protons, neutrons, and
electrons.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
5. The number of protons in a neutral atom equals the number of
a. electrons.
b. neutrons.
c. electrons plus neutrons.
d. neutrons minus electrons.
e. isotopes.
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.1.3.a Explain why atoms typically have no overall electrical charge.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
6. Which of the following statements about the atom is true?
a. There are usually more protons than electrons in an atom because the negative charge
of an electron is larger than the positive charge of a proton.
b. The negative charge of an electron adds mass to an atom without influencing other
properties.
c. In an atom with a neutral charge, the number of electrons is equal to the number of
protons.
d. The number of electrons determines whether an atom of an element is radioactive.
e. The energy level of electrons is higher in shells close to the nucleus of the atom.
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.1.3.a Explain why atoms typically have no overall electrical charge.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
7. A lithium atom contains three protons. For this atom to remain inert in an electric field,
it must also contain
a. three neutrons.
b. three electrons.
c. two neutrons and two electrons.
d. no electrons.
e. no neutrons.
Answer:b
Learning Outcome: 2.1.3.a Explain why atoms typically have no overall electrical charge.
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Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
8. Refer to the table below.
Four samples taken from an underground geologic site were analyzed in a chemistry lab.
The table summarizes the elements found in greatest abundance in each sample. Which
sample(s) could have originated from living sources?
a. C only
b. A and B
c. B and C
d. A and C
e. B, C, and D
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.1.4.a Compare the elements found in living tissue with elements
found in nonliving matter.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
9. The six elements most common in organisms are
a. calcium, iron, hydrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and oxygen.
b. water, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sodium, and oxygen.
c. carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and nitrogen.
d. nitrogen, carbon, iron, sulfur, calcium, and hydrogen.
e. phosphorus, helium, carbon, potassium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.1.4.a Compare the elements found in living tissue with elements
found in nonliving matter.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
10. The number of different natural elements found in the universe is closest to
a. 18.
b. 54.
c. 86.
d. 94.
e. 146.
Answer: d
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Learning Outcome: 2.1.4.a Compare the elements found in living tissue with elements
found in nonliving matter.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
11. The best reference source for the atomic number and mass number of an element is
a. a good chemistry text.
b. a dictionary.
c. the periodic table.
d. a general physics book.
e. a good biology text.
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.1.5.b Use the periodic table to compare and contrast the atomic
structures of different elements.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
12. Which element has a higher atomic mass than phosphorus?
a. Hydrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Sodium
d. Magnesium
e. Calcium
Answer: e
Learning Outcome: 2.1.5.b Use the periodic table to compare and contrast the atomic
structures of different elements.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
13. According to the periodic table, which element has the same number of outer shell
(valence) electrons as oxygen?
a. Calcium
b. Nitrogen
c. Fluorine
d. Sodium
e. Sulfur
Answer: e
Learning Outcome: 2.1.5.b Use the periodic table to compare and contrast the atomic
structures of different elements.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
14. According to the periodic table, the compound that sulfur forms with hydrogen is
most like
a. NH4+.
b. NH3.
c. H2O.
d. HF.
e. HCl.
Answer: c
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Learning Outcome: 2.1.5.b Use the periodic table to compare and contrast the atomic
structures of different elements.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
15. Carbon and silicon have the same number of
a. protons.
b. valence (outershell) electrons.
c. neutrons.
d. electrons.
e. protons and neutrons.
Answer: b
Learning Outcome: 2.1.5.b Use the periodic table to compare and contrast the atomic
structures of different elements.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
16. Which pair has similar chemical properties?
a. 12C and 14C
b. 12C and 40Ca
c. 16O and 16N
d. 1H and 22Na
e. 18O and 45Ca
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.1.5.b Use the periodic table to compare and contrast the atomic
structures of different elements.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
17. The atomic number of an element is the same as the number of _______ in each
atom.
a. neutrons
b. neutrons plus electrons
c. neutrons plus protons
d. protons
e. protons plus electrons
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.1.6.a Analyze the number of protons and neutrons present in an
atom from its atomic number and mass number.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
18. The mass number of an atom is determined primarily by the _______ it contains.
a. number of electrons
b. number of protons
c. sum of the number of protons and the number of electrons
d. sum of the number of protons and the number of neutrons
e. number of charges
Answer: d
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Learning Outcome: 2.1.6.a Analyze the number of protons and neutrons present in an
atom from its atomic number and mass number.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
19. A stable isotope of phosphorus has an atomic number of 15 and an atomic mass of 31.
How many neutrons does this isotope of phosphorus have?
a. 14
b. 16
c. 30
d. 31
e. 46
Answer: b
Learning Outcome: 2.1.6.a Analyze the number of protons and neutrons present in an
atom from its atomic number and mass number.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
20. Carbon-12 is the most abundant isotope of carbon on Earth. Carbon-13 makes up
about 1 percent of Earthโs carbon atoms and is useful for radio imaging. Which of the
following is true?
a. Carbon-13 has more protons than carbon-12.
b. Carbon-13 has more neutrons than carbon-12.
c. Carbon-13 has more electrons than carbon-12.
d. Carbon-13 has an electronic configuration that is different from that of carbon-12.
e. Carbon-13 has an equal number of protons and neutrons.
Answer: b
Learning Outcome: 2.1.6.a Analyze the number of protons and neutrons present in an
atom from its atomic number and mass number.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
21. Nitrogen-14 and nitrogen-15 are isotopes. Nitrogen-15 is used to determine protein
structure. Which of the following is true?
a. Nitrogen-15 has more neutrons than nitrogen-14.
b. Nitrogen-15 has more protons than nitrogen-14.
c. Nitrogen-15 has more electrons than nitrogen-14.
d. Nitrogen-15 has an electronic configuration that is different from that of nitrogen-14.
e. Nitrogen-15 has an equal number of protons and neutrons.
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.1.6.a Analyze the number of protons and neutrons present in an
atom from its atomic number and mass number.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
22. Drawings of hydrogen, deuterium, and tritium would contain different numbers of
a. protons.
b. neutrons.
c. electrons.
d. nuclei.
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e. electron shells.
Answer: b
Learning Outcome: 2.1.7.a Draw the atomic structures of three isotopes of hydrogen.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
23. P and P have virtually identical chemical and biological properties because they
have the same
a. half-life.
b. number of neutrons.
c. atomic weight.
d. mass number.
e. number of electrons.
Answer: e
Learning Outcome: 2.1.9.a Explain the role that the outermost electron shell plays in
determining how an atom may combine with other atoms.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
24. What part of the atom determines how the atom reacts chemically?
a. Proton
b. Neutron
c. Electron
d. Innermost shell
e. Nucleus
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.1.9.a Explain the role that the outermost electron shell plays in
determining how an atom may combine with other atoms.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
25. The ability of an atom to combine with other atoms is determined by the atomโs
a. atomic weight.
b. ability to form isomers.
c. number and distribution of electrons.
d. nuclear configuration.
e. mass number.
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.1.9.a Explain the role that the outermost electron shell plays in
determining how an atom may combine with other atoms.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
26. An atom is most stable when
a. it can have one unpaired valence electron, allowing it to follow the octet rule.
b. it can share electrons with other atoms to form an uneven number of pairs of electrons.
c. it has eight electrons.
d. it can fill its outermost shell by sharing electrons or by gaining or losing one or more
electrons until it is filled.
e. its outermost electron shell follows the quartet rule.
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Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.1.9.a Explain the role that the outermost electron shell plays in
determining how an atom may combine with other atoms.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
27. Which element is the most chemically reactive?
a. Carbon
b. Helium
c. Neon
d. Argon
e. Krypton
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.1.9.b Explain how elements can be grouped according to their
chemical properties in a periodic fashion.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
28. All of the elements listed below follow the octet rule except
a. hydrogen.
b. chlorine.
c. carbon.
d. sodium.
e. nitrogen.
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.1.9.b Explain how elements can be grouped according to their
chemical properties in a periodic fashion.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
29. Which of the elements listed below requires two additional electrons to fill the
outermost electron shell?
a. Lithium
b. Carbon
c. Nitrogen
d. Oxygen
e. Fluorine
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.1.9.b Explain how elements can be grouped according to their
chemical properties in a periodic fashion.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
30. Which correctly shows the relative strengths of chemical bonds in decreasing order?
a. Covalent, ionic, hydrogen, van der Waals forces
b. Ionic, covalent, hydrogen, van der Waals forces
c. van der Waals forces, covalent, ionic, hydrogen
d. Hydrogen, covalent, van der Waals forces, ionic
e. Ionic, covalent, van der Waals forces, hydrogen
Answer: a
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Learning Outcome: 2.2.1.a Identify examples of chemical bonds.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
31. Which atom usually has the greatest number of covalent bonds with other atoms?
a. Carbon
b. Oxygen
c. Sulfur
d. Hydrogen
e. Nitrogen
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.2.2.a Give an example of a covalent bond and show how electrons
are involved in formation of the bond.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
32. In a hydrogen molecule, the two atoms are held together by
a. hydrogen bonds.
b. a shared pair of electrons.
c. van der Waals forces.
d. ionic attractions.
e. differences in electronegativity.
Answer: b
Learning Outcome: 2.2.2.a Give an example of a covalent bond and show how electrons
are involved in formation of the bond.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
33. Which statement is true?
a. Carbon makes the same number of covalent bonds as phosphorus does.
b. Oxygen makes more covalent bonds than sulfur does.
c. Sulfur makes more covalent bonds than carbon does.
d. Hydrogen makes more covalent bonds than carbon does.
e. Oxygen makes fewer covalent bonds than nitrogen does.
Answer: e
Learning Outcome: 2.2.2.a Give an example of a covalent bond and show how electrons
are involved in formation of the bond.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
34. Oxygen forms _______ covalent bond(s), carbon forms _______, and hydrogen
forms _______.
a. one; four; one
b. four; four; four
c. two; four; none
d. two; four; one
e. two; two; two
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.2.2.a Give an example of a covalent bond and show how electrons
are involved in formation of the bond.
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Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
35. Refer to the Bohr model of methane shown below.
Which statement about this structure is true?
a. All bonds are ionic bonds.
b. All bonds are hydrogen bonds.
c. All bonds contain paired electrons from carbon.
d. All bonds contain paired electrons from hydrogen.
e. All bonds contain paired electrons shared between carbon and hydrogen.
Answer: e
Learning Outcome: 2.2.2.a Give an example of a covalent bond and show how electrons
are involved in formation of the bond.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
36. A double covalent chemical bond represents the sharing of _______ electron(s).
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. six
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.2.2.a Give an example of a covalent bond and show how electrons
are involved in formation of the bond.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
37. Two carbon atoms held together in a double covalent bond share _______ electron(s).
a. one
b. two
c. four
d. six
e. eight
Answer: c
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Learning Outcome: 2.2.2.a Give an example of a covalent bond and show how electrons
are involved in formation of the bond.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
38. Differences in the electronegativity of atoms that share electronsin a bond are
involved in
a. a polar covalent bond.
b.an ionic bond.
c. a hydrogen bond.
d. van der Waals forces.
e. hydrophobic interactions.
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.2.4.a Identify examples of polar covalent and nonpolar covalent
bonds.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
39. The two covalent bonds in a water molecule are polar because
a. oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen.
b. oxygen and hydrogen have similar electronegativities.
c. oxygen is less electronegative than hydrogen.
d. water is a small molecule.
e. water is hydrophilic.
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.2.4.a Identify examples of polar covalent and nonpolar covalent
bonds.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
40. Which statement about ionic and covalent bonds is true?
a. An ionic bond is stronger than a covalent bond.
b. Compared with an ionic bond, a nonpolar covalent bond has more equal electron
sharing.
c. An ionic bond is almost identical to a nonpolar covalent bond.
d. Ionic bonds vary in length, but covalent bonds are all the same length.
e. An ionic bond can have multiple bonds, but a covalent bond cannot.
Answer: b
Learning Outcome: 2.2.4.a Identify examples of polar covalent and nonpolar covalent
bonds; 2.2.6.a Give an example of an ionic attraction and show how electrons are
involved in its formation.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
41. Refer to the figure below.
The figure shows the molecular structure of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is nonpolar,
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whereas water is polar. Which of the true statements below explains these differences?
a. Carbon dioxide does not contain any polar covalent bonds, whereas water does.
b. Carbon dioxide contains only double bonds, whereas water contains only single bonds.
c. Carbon dioxide is a linear molecule, whereas water has a bent shape.
d. Carbon dioxide contains carbon atoms, whereas water does not.
e. Carbon and oxygen do not differ greatly in electronegativity, whereas hydrogen and
oxygen do.
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.2.5.a Explain why water is a polar molecule.
Bloomโs Level: 5. Evaluating
42. The ball-and-stick structure of methane (CH4) shows that
a. the molecule is flat.
b. the molecule is not polar.
c. all bonds are hydrogen bonds.
d. all bond angles are different.
e. all bond lengths are different.
Answer: b
Learning Outcome: 2.2.5.a Explain why water is a polar molecule.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
43. All of the following are nonpolar except
a. O2.
b. N2.
c. CH4.
d. NaCl.
e. H2.
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.2.5.a Explain why water is a polar molecule.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
44. When magnesium (Mg) bonds with another element, it
a. gains two electrons from the other element.
b. shares four electrons with the other element.
c. loses two electrons to the other element.
d. forms a hydrogen bond.
e. gains six electrons from the other element.
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.2.6.a Give an example of an ionic attraction and show how
electrons are involved in its formation.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
45. A covalent bond is formed by the sharing of _______ between atoms, whereas an
ionic bond is formed by the _______.
a. neutrons; sharing of electrons
b. electrons; electric attraction between two neutral atoms
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c. protons; electric attraction between two neutral atoms
d. protons; sharing of electrons
e. electrons; transfer of electrons from one atom to another
Answer: e
Learning Outcome: 2.2.6.a Give an example of an ionic attraction and show how
electrons are involved in its formation.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
46. Particles that have a net negative charge are called
a. electronegative.
b. cations.
c. anions.
d. acids.
e. bases.
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.2.6.a Give an example of an ionic attraction and show how
electrons are involved in its formation.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
47. Which compound is held together by ionic bonds?
a. Water
b. Sugar
c. Sodium chloride
d. Methane
e. Ammonia
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.2.6.a Give an example of an ionic attraction and show how
electrons are involved in its formation.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
48. Hydrogen bonds
a. form between two hydrogen atoms.
b. form only between hydrogen and oxygen atoms within a molecule.
c. form only between a weak electronegative atom and hydrogen.
d. involve a transfer of electrons.
e. form weak interactions but can provide structural stability when many are found in a
single molecule.
Answer: e
Learning Outcome: 2.2.7.a Draw an example of a hydrogen bond and explain how it
forms.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
49. Hydrogen bonds are attractions
a. between oppositely charged ions.
b. between atoms, resulting in electron sharing.
c. between cations.
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d. between atoms, each with partial electrical charges.
e. that rely on hydrophobic interactions.
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.2.7.a Draw an example of a hydrogen bond and explain how it
forms.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
50. Cholesterol is a lipid most often found in cell membranes. It is composed primarily of
carbon and hydrogen atoms and has the following chemical formula: C27H46O. Based on
this information, one would expect cholesterol to be
a. insoluble in water.
b. a highly polar molecule.
c. a cation.
d. an anion.
e. insoluble in hexane.
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.2.8.a Distinguish between hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions
using examples.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
51. Refer to the figure below showing the chemical structures of several molecules.
Which pair of molecules is most likely to be miscible (each soluble in the other)?
a. Octane and water
b. Water and methanol
c. Amino acid and octane
d. Methanol and octane
e. Amino acid and methanol
Answer: b
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Learning Outcome: 2.2.8.a Distinguish between hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions
using examples.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
52. A van der Waals interaction is an attraction between
a. the electrons and the nucleus of one molecule.
b. two nonpolar molecules, due to the exclusion of water.
c. the electrons of one molecule and the protons of a nearby molecule.
d. two adjacent nonpolar molecules, due to variations in their electron distribution.
e. two polar molecules, because they are surrounded by water molecules.
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.2.9.a Identify instances in which van der Waals forces are
important.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
53. Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope of carbon. When an organism is alive, the total
amount of carbon-14 in the organismโs body remains constant. As soon as the organism
dies, the amount of carbon-14 begins to decrease in a predictable way. This provides
evidence for which statement about living organisms?
a. Different organisms have different life-spans.
b. Living organisms are dynamic and constantly exchanging matter with the environment.
c. There is a huge diversity of life-forms represented among the organisms living today.
d. All living organisms are composed of cells.
e. Living organisms pass on biological information to their offspring.
Answer: b
Learning Outcome: 2.3.1.a Justify the claim that living organisms are dynamic.
Bloomโs Level: 5. Evaluating
54. A biologist is conducting experiments on human muscle and collects a variety of
data, listed below. Which type of data would provide evidence for the claim that living
organisms are chemically dynamic?
a. Amount of force generated by a muscle fiber
b. Length of a muscle fiber
c. Elemental composition of a muscle fiber
d. Rate of metabolism of glucose by a muscle fiber
e. Duration of contraction of a muscle fiber
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.3.1.a Justify the claim that living organisms are dynamic.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
55. A chemist measures the masses of two substances separately, then combines them in
a reaction flask and heats the mixture. After several minutes, the chemist cools the flask
and measures the mass of the contents. The final mass of the contents is less than the sum
of the masses of the two substances placed in the flask before heating. Which statement
provides a possible explanation for this observation?
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a. Physical changes in the two starting substances resulted in products with less combined
mass than the starting substances.
b. Heating caused the substances to melt, which resulted in a change in overall volume
and mass.
c. The two starting substances absorbed energy from the heat, which destroyed some of
the atoms making up the substances.
d. Only one product was formed from the combination of two reactants, resulting in less
overall mass at the end.
e. The two starting substances underwent chemical change to produce two products, one
of which was a gas.
Answer: e
Learning Outcome: 2.3.2.a Describe changes taking place during a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 5. Evaluating
56. Refer to the oxidation-reduction reaction below.
Fe + Cu2+๏ฎ๏ Cu + Fe2+
Thisreaction occurs spontaneously when a strip of iron metal is placed into a solution of
copper sulfate dissolved in water. During the reaction, iron metal is oxidized to form a
cation, and copper ion is reduced to form copper metal. Which statement describes the
change taking place?
a. The change is not a chemical change because no covalent bonds were broken and new
ones formed.
b. The change is not a chemical change because there were too few elements involved.
c. The change is a chemical change because the products differ chemically from the
reactants.
d. The change is a chemical change because it occurred spontaneously.
e. The change is a chemical change because there was no overall change in mass.
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.3.2.a Describe changes taking place during a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 5. Evaluating
57. Refer to the figure showing reactants before chemical change occurs.
Which diagram could represent the products of this change?
a.
b.
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c.
d.
e.
Answer: e
Learning Outcome: 2.3.3.a Compare the products and reactants of a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
58. Refer to the figure below.
Which statement about the figure is true?
a. It shows a chemical change because the products differ from the reactants.
b. It shows a chemical change because the three molecules were transformed into two
molecules.
c. It shows a chemical change because energy was released as a result of the change.
d. It does not accurately show a chemical change because the numbers of atoms on the
two sides of the arrow differ.
e. It does not accurately show a chemical change because energy is shown on the wrong
side of the arrow.
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.3.3.a Compare the products and reactants of a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
59. Some reactions, such as the decomposition of nitroglycerin in dynamite, release large
amounts of energy in the form of heat. Others, such as those taking place inside cells,
release much smaller amounts of heat. Which statement is true about these reactions?
a. The total amount of energy involved in the cellular reactions is conserved, but new
energy is created during the explosive reaction involving nitroglycerin.
b. Though a larger overall change in energy occurs in the nitroglycerin reaction, the total
amount of energy present before and after each reaction does not change.
c. Cells use up energy, causing an overall decrease in the total amount of energy present
before cellular reactions, while nonliving things, such as dynamite, do not.
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d. Both living cells and nonliving things, such as dynamite, cause an overall loss of
energy when they release heat during reactions.
e. Only living things conserve energy from their reactions in the form of chemical bond
energy, while nonliving things, such as dynamite, lose energy when they react.
Answer: b
Learning Outcome: 2.3.4.a Explain how the law of conservation of energy applies to
chemical reactions.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
60. Which statement about biochemical reactions is false?
a. They obey the rules of chemistry and physics.
b. They must always balance the number of atoms in the reactants and the products.
c. They can create new energy during the reaction.
d. They can store energy in the form of a covalent bond.
e. They can change the form of energy found in the cell.
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.3.4.a Explain how the law of conservation of energy applies to
chemical reactions.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
61. Refer to the reaction shown.
C3H8 + 5 O2๏ฎ 3 CO2 + 4 H2O + energy
Which statement about the reaction is true?
a. O2 is a product.
b. Chemical bonds are conserved during the reaction.
c. The same atoms are present before and after the reaction.
d. A net input of energy is needed for this reaction.
e. The products are similar to the reactants.
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.3.4.b Demonstrate an example to show that chemical reactions
obey the law of conservation of matter.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
62. Refer to the balanced chemical equation below.
CH4 + 2O2 ๏ฎ๏ CO2 +2H2O + 890 kJ
Which graph represents the energy changes accompanying this reaction?
a.
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b.
c.
d.
e.
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.3.5.a Explain how energy is involved in a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
63. Which observation makes a strong case that the study of water and its properties is
relevant to the study of structural biology?
a. Corals are marine animals that live in close association with photosynthetic algae that
supply the corals with a source of food.
b. Some Arctic fish produce antifreeze proteins to prevent ice crystals from forming in
their cells.
c. Animals that live in caves their entire lives rely on nutrients brought into their habitats
by running water or by other organisms.
d. Ice loses mass as water molecules go from the solid state directly to the gas state.
e. Lake ecosystems can be destroyed by chemical fertilizers carried from farmland into
lakes in rain runoff.
Answer: b
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Learning Outcome: 2.4.1.a Explain why the study of water and its properties is relevant
to the study of living organisms.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
64. Which statement explains why ice floats in liquid water?
a. As water molecules go from the liquid to the solid state, their rate of motion decreases.
b. Water molecules maintain the same bent shape in liquid and solid states.
c. The ordered lattice structure of water molecules in ice is maintained by hydrogen
bonds.
d. The arrangement of water molecules in ice results in fewer molecules per unit volume
than in liquid water.
e. Water molecules maintain the same mass as they transition from the liquid to the solid
state.
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.4.2.a Justify the difference in densities of ice and liquid water.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
65. Ice floats because the ice crystals
a. contain fewer water molecules per volume than the liquid water.
b. are more dense than liquid water.
c. form heat, which makes water expand.
d. can move quickly and therefore can float.
e. have a high surface tension.
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.4.2.a Justify the difference in densities of ice and liquid water.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
66. Which characteristic of water contributes most to the relatively constant temperatures
of the oceans?
a. Water has the ability to ionize slightly.
b. Water has a high specific heat.
c. Salt water has low surface tension.
d. Salt water is denser than freshwater.
e. Water requires a small amount of heat energy to raise its temperature.
Answer: b
Learning Outcome: 2.4.3.a Explain how the structure of water can be used to understand
why water temperature changes slowly under the same conditions that causes the
temperatures of other substances to change rapidly.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
67. In the summer, ice is used to cool beverages primarily because it
a. floats.
b. is inexpensive.
c. does not affect taste.
d. is composed only of water.
e. absorbs a lot of heat as it melts.
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Answer: e
Learning Outcome: 2.4.3.a Explain how the structure of water can be used to understand
why water temperature changes slowly under the same conditions that causes the
temperatures of other substances to change rapidly.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
68. A car sitting in the sun on a hot summer day becomes very hot to the touch. Water in
a bucket sitting next to the car under the same conditions for the same length of time feels
cool to the touch. Which statement explains this difference?
a. Radiant energy goes into breaking the forces of attraction between water molecules
before increasing their rate of motion.
b. Radiant energy is reflected off the surface of water rather than being absorbed by the
water molecules.
c. Radiant energy cannot easily penetrate water because of its density and is therefore not
absorbed readily.
d. Radiant energy is absorbed poorly by liquids, compared with solids.
e. Radiant energy is absorbed by certain elements more readily than by other elements.
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.4.3.a Explain how the structure of water can be used to understand
why water temperature changes slowly under the same conditions that cause the
temperatures of other substances to change rapidly.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
69. Refer to the figures below.
The correct ranking of these compounds in order of lowest to highest heat capacity per
mole of compound is B < A ionic attraction > hydrogen bond > hydrophobic interaction > van der
Waals.
b. Covalent bond > ionic attraction = hydrogen bond > hydrophobic interaction > van der
Waals.
c. Covalent bond < ionic attraction < hydrogen bond < hydrophobic interaction < van der
Waals.
d. Covalent bond < ionic attraction = hydrogen bond < hydrophobic interaction < van der
Waals.
e. Covalent bond < ionic attraction = van der Waals < hydrophobic interaction <
hydrogen bond.
Answer: b
Hint: Check Table 2.1 to compare the ranges of bond energies that characterize the
different types of bonds.
Learning Outcome: 2.2.3.a Explain why covalent bonds are so strong.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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30. What type of chemical bond connects the two carbon atoms in the molecule shown
below?
a. Nonpolar covalent bond
b. Asymmetric bond
c. Polar covalent bond
d. Hydrogen bond
e. Double covalent bond
Answer: a
Hint: How does the bonding of two atoms of the same element affect the polarity of a
bond?
Learning Outcome: 2.2.4.a Identify examples of polar covalent and nonpolar covalent
bonds.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Moderate
31. The electronegativity of an atom is a relative measure of the
a. number of electrons in an atom.
b. number of electrons in the atomโs outermost electron shell.
c. difference between the number of atoms and the number of protons.
d. affinity an atom has for electrons and its ability to capture additional electrons.
e. affinity an atom has for protons and its ability to capture additional protons.
Answer: d
Hint: Remember that the attractive force exerted on electrons by an atomโs nucleus varies
depending on the number of protons in the nucleus.
Learning Outcome: 2.2.4.a Identify examples of polar covalent and nonpolar covalent
bonds.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
Difficulty Level: Easy
32. Which covalent bond is most polar?
a. Nitrogenโoxygen
b. Carbonโoxygen
c. Hydrogenโoxygen
d. Nitrogenโhydrogen
e. Carbonโhydrogen
Answer: c
Hint: Consider the differences in electronegativities of the atoms.
Learning Outcome: 2.2.4.a Identify examples of polar covalent and nonpolar covalent
bonds.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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33. Five statements describing water are given below. Which could best be used to
explain why water is polar?
a. The water molecule is composed of three atoms held together by two covalent bonds.
b. The water molecule contains oxygen and hydrogen.
c. The two OโH bonds in water are oriented such that the molecule has a bent shape.
d. The oxygen atom is the central atom in a water molecule.
e. The two OโH bonds in a water molecule are identical.
Answer: c
Hint: Remember that each OโH bond is polar, but the shape of the molecule determines
how this characteristic affects the overall polarity of the molecule.
Learning Outcome: 2.2.5.a Explain why water is a polar molecule.
Bloomโs Level: 5. Evaluating
Difficulty Level: Moderate
34. The figures below have all been used to represent a water molecule. Which could best
be used to explain why water is polar?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Answer: c
Hint: How are bond angles important in allowing polar bonds to contribute to forming a
polar molecule?
Learning Outcome: 2.2.5.a Explain why water is a polar molecule.
Bloomโs Level: 5. Evaluating
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Difficulty Level: Moderate
35. How does the ionic compound magnesium chloride form?
a. A magnesium atom loses one electron, a chlorine atom gains one electron, and an ionic
bond forms between the chloride ion and the magnesium ion.
b. A magnesium atom loses two electrons, two chlorine atoms each gain one electron,
and an ionic bond forms between each chloride ion and the magnesium ion.
c. Two magnesium atoms each lose one electron, two chlorine atoms each gain one
electron, and an ionic bond forms between each chloride ion and each magnesium ion.
d. A chlorine atom loses one electron, a magnesium atom gains one electron, and an ionic
bond forms between the chloride ion and the magnesium ion.
e. Two chlorine atoms each lose one electron, a magnesium atom gains two electrons,
and an ionic bond forms between each chloride ion and the magnesium ion.
Answer: b
Hint: Check the periodic table to decide how each element gains or loses electrons and
how many electrons are gained or lost.
Learning Outcome: 2.2.6.a Give an example of an ionic attraction and show how
electrons are involved in its formation.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Moderate
36. Refer to the figure below.
Does this figure accurately show how the ionic compound lithium oxide forms?
a. Yes, because it shows two atoms forming ions that attract one another.
b. Yes, because it shows how lithium and oxygen share electrons to form a bond.
c. No, because lithium should gain electrons from oxygen, not the other way around, as
shown.
d. No, because oxygen has an incomplete outer shell and needs an electron from a second
lithium atom.
e. No, because the figure does not show how lithium and oxygen share electrons.
Answer: d
Hint: Remember that when they form ions, atoms gain or lose as many electrons as
needed to fill their valence shells.
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Learning Outcome: 2.2.6.a Give an example of an ionic attraction and show how
electrons are involved in its formation.
Bloomโs Level: 5. Evaluating
Difficulty Level: Difficult
37. A(n) _______ bond is created by a(n) _______ attraction between two _______.
a. ionic; electrical; ions
b. cation; ionic; atoms
c. anion; ionic; molecules
d. ionic; van der Waals; ions
e. anion; cation; atoms
Answer: a
Hint: Remember that particles of opposite charges attract one another in forming one
kind of chemical bond.
Learning Outcome: 2.2.6.a Give an example of an ionic attraction and show how
electrons are involved in its formation.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
Difficulty Level: Easy
38. A cation has the opposite charge from a(n)
a. hydrophilic interaction.
b. anion.
c. nonpolar bond.
d. ionic interaction.
e. complex ion.
Answer: b
Hint: Remember that a cation is a positively charged ion.
Learning Outcome: 2.2.6.aGive an example of an ionic attraction and show how electrons
are involved in its formation.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
Difficulty Level: Easy
39. Which figure shows an example of a hydrogen bond?
a.
b.
c.
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d.
e.
Answer: c
Hint: Remember that hydrogen bonds are not covalent bonds.
Learning Outcome: 2.2.7.a Draw an example of a hydrogen bond and explain how it
forms.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Easy
40. Refer to the figure below.
Two molecules are shown. Where is it most likely that a hydrogen bond would form?
a. Between one of the hydrogen atoms in acetone and the oxygen atom in water
b. Between one of the hydrogen atoms in acetone and one of the hydrogen atoms in water
c. Between the oxygen atom in acetone and the oxygen atom in water
d. Between the oxygen atom in acetone and one of the hydrogen atoms in water
e. Between the carbon atom in acetone and one of the hydrogen atoms in water
Answer: d
Hint: Remember that hydrogen bonds form whenever a highly polar bond containing a
hydrogen atom exists. This situation creates a hydrogen atom that has a strong partial
positive charge.
Learning Outcome: 2.2.7.a Draw an example of a hydrogen bond and explain how it
forms.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Moderate
41. Refer to the figure below.
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The figure shows the molecular structure of methanol. One type of hydrogen bond has
been observed to form between molecules of methanol. Which diagram shows the most
likely set of atoms involved in these hydrogen bonds?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Answer: a
Hint: Remember that hydrogen bonds form whenever a highly polar bond containing a
hydrogen atom exists. This situation creates a hydrogen atom that has a strong partial
positive charge.
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Learning Outcome: 2.2.7.a Draw an example of a hydrogen bond and explain how it
forms.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Difficult
42. Vegetable oil is composed of long-chain hydrocarbon molecules. Vegetable oil and
water do not mix but form separate layers. Which statement describes the interactions
between molecules in this case?
a. The water molecules and the hydrocarbon molecules interact with their own kind
through hydrogen bonding, but they do not interact with each other.
b. The water molecules and the hydrocarbon molecules interact with their own kind
through hydrophilic interactions, but they do not interact with each other.
c. The water molecules and the hydrocarbon molecules interact with their own kind
through hydrophobic interactions, but they do not interact with each other.
d. The water molecules interact through hydrophobic interactions, and the hydrocarbon
molecules interact through hydrophilic interactions.
e. The water molecules interact through hydrophilic interactions, and the hydrocarbon
molecules interact through hydrophobic interactions.
Answer: e
Hint: What type of intermolecular interactions would you expect to observe between
nonpolar long-chain hydrocarbon molecules?
Learning Outcome: 2.2.8.a Distinguish between hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions
using examples.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Moderate
43. Refer to the figure below.
The figure shows four examples of molecular interactions in biological samples. Can any
of these be used as examples of hydrophilic or hydrophobic interactions?
a. 1, 2, and 3 hydrophilic; 4 hydrophobic
b. 2 and 3 hydrophilic; 4 hydrophobic
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c. 2 hydrophilic; 4 hydrophobic
d. 3 hydrophilic; 1 and 4 hydrophobic
e. 2 and 3 hydrophilic; 1 and 4 hydrophobic
Answer: b
Hint: Remember that hydrophilic interactions are those that involve polar bonds.
Learning Outcome: 2.2.8.a Distinguish between hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions
using examples.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Difficult
44. Refer to the figure below.
The figure shows a molecule found in biological samples. What interactions will occur if
1 part of this compound is mixed with 20 parts of water, and why?
a. Hydrophobic interactions will cause these molecules to disperse evenly between the
water molecules.
b. Hydrophilic interactions will cause these molecules to disperse evenly between the
water molecules.
c. Hydrophobic interactions between these molecules and water will cause all of the
molecules to form a separate layer.
d. Both hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions between these molecules and water will
cause groups of the molecules to form small spherical bunches dispersed in the water.
e. Both hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions between these molecules and water will
cause single molecules to disperse evenly between the water molecules.
Answer: d
Hint: How will the different parts of this molecule interact with water molecules and with
other molecules of its kind?
Learning Outcome: 2.2.8.a Distinguish between hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions
using examples.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Difficult
45. The opposite of hydrophobic is
a. hydrophilic.
b. hygroscopic.
c. hydrochloric.
d. anisotropic.
e. acidophilic.
Answer: a
Hint: Consider that the root words โhydroโ and โphobicโ mean โwaterโ and โhating.โ
What set of root words mean โwaterโ and โlovingโ?
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Learning Outcome: 2.2.8.a Distinguish between hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions
using examples.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
Difficulty Level: Easy
46. Which statement is false?
a. Covalent bonds can be polar or nonpolar depending on whether the atoms in the bond
share electrons equally or unequally.
b. Hydrogen bonds form between or within molecules.
c. Ionic attractions and hydrogen bonds are noncovalent interactions involving
differences in charge.
d. van der Waals forces are so weak that they have no significant importance in molecular
interactions.
e. Hydrophobic molecules tend to aggregate together.
Answer: d
Hint: Remember which types of bonds are fleeting but occur in both polar and nonpolar
molecules and can add up to a substantial attractive force.
Learning Outcome: 2.2.9.aIdentify instances in which van der Waals forces are
important.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
Difficulty Level: Difficult
47. Which is an instance of van der Waals forces operating in nature?
a. Plants germinating from seeds
b. Salt dissolving in water
c. Oil separating from water
d. Mammalian hearts pumping blood
e. Houseflies walking on walls and ceilings
Answer: e
Hint: Each case represents some action. Which action results from many van der Waals
forces operating at once?
Learning Outcome: 2.2.9.a Identify instances in which van der Waals forces are
important.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Moderate
48. Which statement about spiders illustrates the importance of van der Waals forces in
biology?
a. Some spider species live as solitary animals, while others form communal webs.
b. On a per-weight basis, spider silk is more resistant to breakage than steel.
c. Some spiders paralyze their prey by injecting venom into their bodies.
d. Some spider silks are extremely sticky and can adhere to smooth surfaces, such as
glass.
e. Some spiders secrete digestive juices onto their prey to begin digestion before
swallowing it.
Answer: d
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Hint: Think about the properties that a substance would have if it were able to apply a
large number of van der Waals forces.
Learning Outcome: 2.2.9.a Identify instances in which van der Waals forces are
important.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Difficult
49. Which experimental procedure could be used to provide evidence that living
organisms are dynamic systems?
a. Analyze the elemental composition of a living plant.
b. Follow radioactive carbon atoms in glucose molecules consumed by a mouse.
c. Measure water in a fungus by weighing before and after drying the fungus in an oven.
d. Compare DNA sequences in bacteria with DNA sequences in yeast.
e. Burn plant material in the presence of oxygen and determine the products of
combustion.
Answer: b
Hint: Think about the properties of living things that reveal their constantly changing
nature.
Learning Outcome: 2.3.1.a Justify the claim that living organisms are dynamic.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Moderate
50. Which statement provides evidence that living organisms undergo constant change?
a. Living organisms contain molecules that can be combusted to form carbon dioxide and
water.
b. Living organisms contain a large variety of molecules of many different sizes and
types.
c. Living organisms are composed of cells that function using chemical reactions.
d. Living organisms follow the same laws of chemistry and physics that nonliving things
follow.
e. Living organisms are composed mainly of the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and
nitrogen.
Answer: c
Hint: What property listed is associated with constant change?
Learning Outcome: 2.3.1.a Justify the claim that living organisms are dynamic.
Bloomโs Level: 5. Evaluating
Difficulty Level: Difficult
51. Consider two scenarios: (1) a living cell metabolizes glucose to carbon dioxide and
water, and (2) a pan of water boils on a stove. Which statement correctly compares these
scenarios?
a. Changes in energy occur as the cell metabolizes glucose, but not as the water boils.
b. Atoms are rearranged as the cell metabolizes glucose, but not as the water boils.
c. Matter is conserved as the cell metabolizes glucose, but not as the water boils.
d. Interactions between molecules change as the cell metabolizes glucose, but not as the
water boils.
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e. Energy is conserved as the cell metabolizes glucose, but not as the water boils.
Answer: b
Hint: Consider that chemical change is taking place in a cell as it divides, but physical
change is taking place in water as it boils.
Learning Outcome: 2.3.2.a Describe changes taking place during a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
Difficulty Level: Moderate
52. Which general chemical principles can be applied to all chemical reactions?
a. The number of atoms in the reactants can differ from the number of atoms in the
products.
b. Matter can neither be created nor destroyed during a chemical reaction.
c. Energy cannot change its form during a chemical reaction.
d. Some chemical reactions occur without being accompanied by a change in energy.
e. Chemical bonds remain unchanged during a chemical reaction.
Answer: b
Hint: Remember that chemical reactions obey the laws of conservation of energy and
conservation of matter.
Learning Outcome: 2.3.2.a Describe changes taking place during a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
Difficulty Level: Easy
53. Which statement best explains how atoms change partners when propane combusts?
a. Carbon breaks a bond with hydrogen and forms a new bond with hydrogen.
b. Carbon breaks a bond with oxygen and forms a bond with hydrogen and oxygen.
c. Oxygen breaks a bond with carbon and forms a bond with hydrogen.
d. Oxygen breaks a bond with hydrogen and forms a bond with carbon.
e. Oxygen breaks a bond with oxygen and forms a bond with carbon or hydrogen.
Answer: e
Hint: Write out the chemical equation describing the reaction, and use it to think about
which bonds are broken and which are formed.
Learning Outcome: 2.3.2.a Describe changes taking place during a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
Difficulty Level: Difficult
54. Consider the following statement: In a chemical reaction, the properties of the
products are usually similar to the reactants.
a. This is true because chemical properties donโt change much when chemical partners
change.
b. This is true because redox reactions donโt change the properties.
c. This is false because the chemical properties can be significantly altered when
chemical partners change.
d. This is false because a chemical reaction usually changes the mass of the reactants but
not their energy.
e. This is false because energy canโt be created or destroyed.
Answer: c
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Hint: Consider that chemical reactions cause striking changes.
Learning Outcome: 2.3.3.a Compare the products and reactants of a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 1. Remembering
Difficulty Level: Moderate
55. The Australian environmental protection agency defines bioremediation as aโprocess
using microorganisms to degrade and detoxify organic substances to harmless
compounds, such as carbon dioxide and water, in a confined and controlled
environment.โ Bioremediation is being used to clean up oil spills, pesticide-contaminated
estuaries, contaminated groundwater, and many other cases of pollution. Which statement
would be true of bioremediations?
a. The products of a bioremediation process have very different properties than the
reactants do.
b. Bioremediations do not obey the law of conservation of matter.
c. The law of conservation of energy does not apply to bioremediations.
d. In bioremediations, chemical bonds are conserved as reactants are converted to
products.
e. Bioremediations involve no change in energy.
Answer: a
Hint: Consider that bioremediation processes are chemical processes that obey the laws
of conservation of energy and matter.
Learning Outcome: 2.3.3.a Compare the products and reactants of a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Easy
56. Refer to the balanced chemical equation below.
C3H8 + 5 O2๏ฎ๏ 4 H2O + 3 CO2
Which statement correctly describes this reaction?
a. The products contain the same chemical bonds as the reactants.
b. The combined mass of the products differs from the combined mass of the reactants.
c. The products contain the same elements in different numbers than the reactants do.
d. The products differ from the reactants in their elemental composition.
e. The products contain the same number and type of atoms present in the reactants.
Answer: e
Hint: Remember that products and reactants are not the same but that the laws of
conservation of energy and matter must be obeyed whenever reactants are converted to
products.
Learning Outcome: 2.3.3.a Compare the products and reactants of a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
Difficulty Level: Moderate
57. Refer to the figure below.
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A living cell carries out this chemical reaction in many steps with a very small release of
heat. The same chemical reaction can be carried out in one step in a chemistry lab using
special equipment with the release of a very large amount of heat. Which statement
related to this observation is correct?
a. Although the overall chemical reactions are the same, the cellular reaction involves
less energy release than the reaction carried out in the lab.
b. The total amount of energy present before a reaction can change by the end of the
reaction, depending on how the reaction proceeds.
c. Energy is not conserved in reactions carried out in laboratories; it is only conserved in
reactions in living organisms.
d. Energy that escapes as heat is not considered when accounting for the changes in
energy during any chemical reaction.
e. Energy in equals energy out in both cases, but most of the energy released is diverted
to chemical bond energy in the cell instead of being released as heat.
Answer: e
Hint: Consider that the law of conservation of energy applies to all chemical reactions
regardless of where they take place.
Learning Outcome: 2.3.4.a Explain how the law of conservation of energy applies to
chemical reactions.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Difficult
58. The equation C4H10 + 7 O2 ๏ฎ 4 CO2 + 6 H2O + energy is incorrect because
a. two carbon atoms are missing from the products.
b. two hydrogen atoms are missing from the products.
c. two carbon atoms are missing from the reactants.
d. two hydrogen atoms are missing from the reactants.
e. two oxygen atoms are missing from the products.
Answer: d
Hint: Compare the number of each element on the reactant side to the number of each
element on the product side.
Learning Outcome: 2.3.4.b Demonstrate an example to show that chemical reactions
obey the law of conservation of matter.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Easy
59. Which set of numbers correctly balances the chemical equation below, describing the
combustion of hexane?
2 CXHY + 19 O2๏ฎ Z CO2 + 14 H2O + energy
a. X = 6, Y = 12, Z = 10
b. X = 6, Y = 14, Z = 10
c. X = 6, Y = 14, Z = 12
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d. X = 6, Y = 14, Z = 14
e. X = 6, Y = 16, Z = 12
Answer: c
Hint: The number of hydrogen atoms is given in the equation and can be used as a
starting point for finding the solution.
Learning Outcome: 2.3.4.b Demonstrate an example to show that chemical reactions
obey the law of conservation of matter.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Difficult
60. When a chemical reaction occurs, changes in the form of _______ occur, which
represents the capacity of the reaction to _______.
a. work; release energy
b. reactants; absorb energy
c. products; do work
d. reactants; make products
e. energy; do work
Answer: e
Hint: Remember that energy can be used to perform a useful task.
Learning Outcome: 2.3.5.a Explain how energy is involved in a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
Difficulty Level: Moderate
61. Refer to the balanced chemical equation below.
2 H2 + O2๏ฎ๏ 2 H2O + energy
When this reaction occurs, energy is released explosively in the form of heat and light.
Based on this information and your knowledge of chemical reactions, which statement is
correct?
a. More energy is stored in two H2 and one O2 than is stored in four OโH bonds.
b. The sum of the energy of two H2 and one O2 is equal to the sum of the energy of four
OโH bonds.
c. A water molecule has more stored energy in its bonds than two H2 and one O2
combined.
d. Energy is conserved during this reaction, which means that the chemical bond energies
in the products are the same as the chemical bond energies in the reactants.
e. Energy is observed during this reaction because all chemical reactions involve a release
of energy; some reactions just release more than others.
Answer: a
Hint: Consider that energy must be put in to break bonds in the reactants and then energy
is released when new, different bonds are formed.
Learning Outcome: 2.3.5.a Explain how energy is involved in a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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62. In an organic chemistry lab, chemical reactions are mainly carried out in organic
solvents such as dichloromethane or hexane. Just down the hall in a biochemistry lab,
chemical reactions are mainly carried out in aqueous buffers in which water is the
solvent. If biochemical reactions involve organic compounds from biological sources,
why arenโt biochemical reactions carried out in organic solvents?
a. Organic solvents are more hazardous to use than water-based solvents.
b. Organic solvents require special disposal not required for water-based solvents.
c. Biochemical reactions can be slowed for easier study in aqueous solvents.
d. Biochemical reactions normally take place in a water-based solvent.
e. Biochemical reactions do not follow the same principles of chemistry that organic
reactions follow.
Answer: d
Hint: Consider that water is the most abundant molecule in a living cell.
Learning Outcome: 2.4.1.a Explain why the study of water and its properties is relevant
to the study of living organisms.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Moderate
63. Refer to the figures below.
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A student is creating a diagram to illustrate the structure of water in an Arctic lake. The
student has identified three zones of the lake to label. How should the smaller images be
attached to the larger one?
a. Ice = A, warm water = C, cold water = B
b. Ice = C, warm water = A, cold water = B
c. Ice = B, warm water = A, cold water = C
d. Ice = C, warm water = B, cold water = A
e. Ice = B, warm water = C, cold water = A
Answer: b
Hint: Which arrangement of water molecules is consistent with the observation that ice
floats in liquid water?
Learning Outcome: 2.4.2.a Justify the difference in densities of ice and liquid water.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
Difficulty Level: Moderate
64. Refer to the table and three diagrams below.
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How can the diagrams be used to justify the density measurements of water at the
different temperatures given?
a. 0.0ยฐC = Z, 4.0ยฐC = Y, 4.4ยฐC = X
b. 0.0ยฐC = X, 4.0ยฐC = Y, 4.4ยฐC = Z
c. 0.0ยฐC = Y, 4.0ยฐC = Z, 4.4ยฐC = X
d. 0.0ยฐC = Z, 4.0ยฐC = X, 4.4ยฐC = Y
e. 0.0ยฐC = Y, 4.0ยฐC = X, 4.4ยฐC = Z
Answer: b
Hint: Estimate the densities of water molecules in the diagrams, rank them from low to
high, and then match them to the numerical densities in the table.
Learning Outcome: 2.4.2.a Justify the difference in densities of ice and liquid water.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
Difficulty Level: Moderate
65. Although air temperatures at a site on the coast of California can swing widely in
very short periods of time, marine animals in the ocean at this site do not experience the
same wide temperature swings. Which statement explains this observation?
a. Hydrogen bonding between water molecules results in the formation of a rigid latticelike structure in the solid state.
b. The density of water changes with temperature as the average distance between water
molecules changes.
c. A great deal of energy absorbed by water goes into breaking hydrogen bonds between
water molecules.
d. Water molecules at the surface are hydrogen-bonded to other water molecules below
them.
e. The polar nature of water molecules makes it an excellent solvent for dissolving polar
substances.
Answer: c
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Hint: How do hydrogen bonds between water molecules enable water to absorb so much
energy and yet only mildly raise its temperature?
Learning Outcome: 2.4.3.a Explain how the structure of water can be used to understand
why water temperature changes slowly under the same conditions that cause the
temperatures of other substances to change rapidly.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
Difficulty Level: Moderate
66. Which substance is predicted to have a greater heat capacity per mole than water?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Answer: c
Hint: Which structure will have the most types of intermolecular forces of attraction?
Learning Outcome: 2.4.3.b Analyze the chemical structures of various compounds
including water and predict their relative heat capacities.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
Difficulty Level: Easy
67. Which compound is expected to have a heat capacity per mole most similar to that of
water?
a.
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b.
c.
d.
e.
Answer: b
Hint: Which compound has intermolecular forces of attraction most similar to those of
water?
Learning Outcome: 2.4.3.b Analyze the chemical structures of various compounds
including water and predict their relative heat capacities.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
Difficulty Level: Moderate
68. Refer to the figures below.
Rank the compounds in order of lowest to highest heat capacity per mole of compound.
a. C < A < B
b. A < C < B
c. B < A < C
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d. B < C < A
e. C < B P > N > O > H
b. P > O > C > N > H
c. P > C > N > O > H
d. P > C > O > N > H
e. P > C > O > H > N
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.2.2.a Give an example of a covalent bond and show how electrons
are involved in formation of the bond.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
9. Which interaction between atoms is the strongest?
a. Hydrophobic interactions
b. Ionic attraction
c. Covalent bonds
d. van der Waals forces
e. Hydrogen bonds
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.2.3.a Explain why covalent bonds are so strong.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
10. For a covalent bond to be polar, the two atoms that form the bond must have
a. differing atomic weights.
b. differing numbers of neutrons.
c. differing melting points.
d. differing electronegativities.
e. similar electronegativities.
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.2.4.a Identify examples of polar covalent and nonpolar covalent
bonds.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
11. Polar molecules
a. have electric charges that are unequally distributed.
b. have the ability to form ions when dissolved in water.
c. have electric charges that are equally distributed.
d. have bonds with an overall negative charge.
e. have bonds with an overall positive charge.
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.2.5.a Explain why water is a polar molecule.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
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12. Hydrocarbons are _______ and _______, whereas salts are _______ and _______.
a. nonpolar; hydrophobic; polar; hydrophilic
b. nonpolar; hydrophilic; polar; hydrophobic
c. nonpolar; hydrophobic, nonpolar, hydrophilic
d. polar; hydrophilic; nonpolar; hydrophobic
e. polar; hydrophobic; nonpolar; hydrophilic
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.2.8.a Distinguish between hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions
using examples.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
13. Which finding can be used to justify the claim that living organisms are dynamic?
a. Microscopic examination of tissue removed from a multicellular organism reveals cells
as the underlying basic units of structure.
b. Combustion of living plants results in formation of carbon dioxide and water along
with a great deal of heat.
c. Examination of fossilized remains of dinosaurs indicates that these organisms share
some anatomical features with modern birds.
d. Elemental analysis of living tissue reveals the presence of many elements in trace
quantities.
e. Radioisotopic tracing shows that living organisms transform glucose and oxygen to
carbon dioxide and water.
Answer: e
Learning Outcome: 2.3.1.a Justify the claim that living organisms are dynamic.
Bloomโs Level: 5. Evaluating
14. Which statement about chemical reactions is false?
a. They occur when atoms combine or change their bonding partners.
b. They may lead to the creation or destruction of energy.
c. They may go to completion.
d. They may lead to changes in forms of energy.
e. They convert reactants into products.
Answer: b
Learning Outcome: 2.3.2.a Describe changes taking place during a chemical reaction.
Bloomโs Level: 2. Understanding
15. Which equation represents a chemical reaction that obeys the law of conservation of
matter?
a. C6H12O6 + O2๏ฎ CO2 + H2O
b. C6H12O6 + 8 O2๏ฎ 6 CO2 + 8 H2O
c. C6H12O6 + 12 O2๏ฎ 3 CO2 + 8 H2O
d. C6H12O6 + 6 O2๏ฎ 6 CO2 + 6 H2O
e. 2 C6H12O6 + 6 O2๏ฎ 12 CO2 + 6 H2O
Answer: d
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Learning Outcome: 2.3.4.b Demonstrate an example to show that chemical reactions
obey the law of conservation of matter.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
16. Of the statements below, which best explains why the study of water is relevant to the
study of living organisms?
a. Water is produced when amino acids polymerize to form proteins and when
nucleotides polymerize to form RNA and DNA.
b. Ninety-six percent of water on Earth is found in the oceans, 1 percent is found in bays
and estuaries, and 3 percent is found in freshwater locations.
c. An average rainstorm drops about 100,000 liters of water over 1 acre of land.
d. Sixty percent of an adult humanโs body weight is due to water, with two-thirds of this
water located inside cells and one-third outside cells.
e. Water is the only compound on Earth that can be found as a gas, a liquid, and a solid in
different natural settings.
Answer: d
Learning Outcome: 2.4.1.a Explain why the study of water and its properties is relevant
to the study of living organisms.
Bloomโs Level: 5. Evaluating
17. Which property of water contributes most to the ability of fish in lakes to survive very
cold winters?
a. Strong cohesive forces
b. High heat capacity
c. Density differences at different temperatures
d. High surface tension
e. High heat of vaporization
Answer: c
Learning Outcome: 2.4.2.a Justify the difference in densities of ice and liquid water.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
18. Sweating is a useful cooling device for humans because water
a. absorbs a great deal of heat in changing from its liquid state to its gaseous state.
b. absorbs a great deal of heat in changing from its solid state to its liquid state.
c. can exist in three states at temperatures common on Earth.
d. is an outstanding solvent.
e. ionizes readily.
Answer: a
Learning Outcome: 2.4.4.b Describe how waterโs heat of vaporization affects living
organisms.
Bloomโs Level:3. Applying
19. Given that Avogadroโs number is 6.02 ร 1023, how many molecules of KCl are there
in 10โ13 liter of a 1 MKCl solution?
a. 6.02 ร 1036
b. 6.02 ร 1010
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c. 6.02 ร 10โ10
d. 6.02 ร 103
e. 6.02 ร 1013
Answer: b
Learning Outcome: 2.4.7.a Perform quantitative analyses of biochemical compounds
using the mole concept.
Bloomโs Level: 4. Analyzing
20. Why is the pH of a 0.1 M solution of acetic acid in water higher than that of a 0.1 M
solution of HCl in water?
a. HCl is a weaker acid than acetic acid.
b. The acetic acid does not fully ionize in water, whereas HCl does.
c. HCl does not fully ionize in water, whereas acetic acid does.
d. Acetic acid is a better buffer than HCl.
e. Acetate (ionized acetic acid) is a strong base.
Answer: b
Learning Outcome: 2.4.8.a Predict and explain changes in pH caused by changes in
concentration of weak acids or bases in living tissue.
Bloomโs Level: 3. Applying
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